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post #1 of 149
11/19/12 at 3:42pm
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I keep seeing reference to the "increasing evidence" or all these new studies that show aluminum adjuvants are dangerous. I'm unaware of this research. I'm going to go do some looking of my own, but if anyone had a minute and knows what this is about could they help me out?
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post #2 of 149
11/19/12 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel View Post

I keep seeing reference to the "increasing evidence" or all these new studies that show aluminum adjuvants are dangerous. I'm unaware of this research. I'm going to go do some looking of my own, but if anyone had a minute and knows what this is about could they help me out?

It's very curious that you say you are unaware of this research.

You posted on this this thread: http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1357800/vaccine-controversy-a-pubmed-compilation-15-to-start-with
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Originally Posted by Mirzam View Post

This is from the blog of a mother of a child damaged by vaccines.

This is from the blog of a mother of a child damaged by vaccines.

http://www.regardingcaroline.com/pubmed


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Read the links to the right and the fifteen PubMed links below. See what you
think. If you want more, there are many, many more. You can search
PubMed for keywords and read until your eyes are bleary. And it's not just
about autism.

If you have a child with any autoimmune condition: asthma, allergies, pandas,
mitochondria disorder, adhd, diabetes, and so on... sadly, you will find there
are links to vaccines for all types of autoimmune disorders.

Anecdotal no more. You know where to look. Check it out. Pass it on.




“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” ― Flannery O'Connor

Here is your post:
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Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel View Post

Kathy, I think it's defined still a matter of much debate in the scientific community how much of the increase we've seen in autism rates is due to diagnosis and how much is a real rise. I think out scientists believe both are at play (and that is my personal belief). There is an increasingly strong body of evidence that there is a definite genetic component to autism, studies with fraternal and identical twins provide some powerful evidence of that, but that doesn't rule out an environmental component, as well.

So, you talked about "increasingly strong body of evidence," and "powerful evidence" (which you didnt bother to provide) regarding the theory of a genetic component to autism, but somehow you missed the 15 links provided in the very first post of this thread, which specifically discuss the research on vaccine-induced autoimmune disorders, including research on aluminum adjuvants.

Yes, indeedy, it's VERY curious that you don't remember posting on that thread, since it contains the information you claim to have never seen.

But I thank you for the opportunity to repost the links.
post #3 of 149
11/20/12 at 4:57am
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There's no conspiracy taxi. No reason for hostility.
post #4 of 149
11/20/12 at 4:58am

Taxi - I'm confused. You're pointing out general links to studies about vaccine links with autism. Rrrachel is asking about the safety of aluminium adjuvants? 

 

I'd actually like to know where the ideas are coming from to. Seems like a big shift in the "anti-vaccine/vaccines are dangerous arguments", now that thimerosol is removed from most vaccines, is to focus instead on the aluminium salts (which have been used for more than 70 years) as the main danger. Why is that? 

 

(Edited grammar so you can actually read the second paragraph!). 


Edited by prosciencemum - 11/20/12 at 7:49am
post #5 of 149
11/20/12 at 7:18am
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I'm on my phone so I'm sorry if I'm missing something but that looks like a link to a blog with a link to a bunch of secondary sources, which are not entirely neutral? I wonder it we could come up with some links to primary sources, instead. I would just prefer the information without the extra lense.
post #6 of 149
11/20/12 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel View Post

I'm on my phone so I'm sorry if I'm missing something but that looks like a link to a blog with a link to a bunch of secondary sources, which are not entirely neutral? I wonder it we could come up with some links to primary sources, instead. I would just prefer the information without the extra lense.

 

You said in your OP on this thread that you are unaware of research linking aluminum adjuvants with any danger of health issues.

 

 

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Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel View Post

I keep seeing reference to the "increasing evidence" or all these new studies that show aluminum adjuvants are dangerous. I'm unaware of this research
 

The OP on the thread that you yourself posted on several months ago contained such research:

 

Aluminum Studies:


Do aluminum vaccine adjuvants contribute to the rising prevalence of 
autism?

Our results show that: (i) children from countries with the highest ASD 
prevalence appear to have the highest exposure to Al from vaccines; (ii) the 
increase in exposure to Al adjuvants significantly correlates with the increase 
in ASD prevalence in the United States observed over the last two decades;

and (iii) a significant correlation exists between the amounts of Al administered 
to preschool children and the current prevalence of ASD in seven Western 
countries, particularly at 3-4 months of age.



Aluminum hydroxide injections lead to motor deficits and motor 
neuron degeneration.




Aluminum Vaccine Adjuvants: Are they Safe?

Experimental research, clearly shows that aluminum adjuvants have a 
potential to induce serious immunological disorders in humans. In particular, 
aluminum in adjuvant form carries a risk for autoimmunity, long-term brain 
inflammation and associated neurological complications and may thus have 
profound and widespread adverse health consequences.  click for entire study

 

I don't understand why after being confronted with such evidence, you would then complain that the evidence is from a source that is "not entirely neutral," especially as you have no such complaints about the vaccine safety/efficacy studies from the vaccine manufacturers themselves.

 

post #7 of 149
11/20/12 at 2:36pm
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Taxi, please stop trying to make it personal.
post #8 of 149
11/20/12 at 2:38pm
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As for your post, are those three studies or what? I think I'm familiar with the first one, that's one of te tomjlenovic/shaw studies, yes? Are those other two the titles? Can you give me any info on author/date/link to help me look them up?
post #9 of 149
11/20/12 at 5:08pm
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Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel View Post

As for your post, are those three studies or what? I think I'm familiar with the first one, that's one of te tomjlenovic/shaw studies, yes? Are those other two the titles? Can you give me any info on author/date/link to help me look them up?

The titles are hyperlinks.  All you have to do is click on them.

 

They also appear as hyperlinks on the "Regarding Caroline" website that was the subject of the thread you posted on.

 

There are more studies:

 

Zatta, P., et al. “Aluminum and health.” First International Conference on Metals and the Brain: from Neurochemistry to

Neurodegeneration. University of Padova, Italy (Sep 20-23, 2000). www.bio.unipd.it/zatta/metals/document2.htm

 

Wisniewski, HM., et al. “Aluminum neurotoxicity in mammals.” Environmental Geochemistry and Health (March 1990);12(1-2):115-20.

 

Ayoub, D. “Aluminum, vaccines and autism: déjà vu!” National Autism Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA. (Nov. 11, 2007).

 

“Aluminum toxicity in infants and children (RE9607),” Pediatrics (March 1996); 97(3):413-416.

 

Bishop, NJ., et al. “Aluminum neurotoxicity in preterm infants receiving intravenous-feeding solutions.” New England Journal of

Medicine 1997;336(22):1557-62.

post #10 of 149
11/20/12 at 5:19pm
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Thanks! Sorry, in the mobile version of mdc they look just like regular text, I didn't think to click on them.
post #11 of 149
11/20/12 at 5:20pm
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Just at first glance (and from what I already know of some of those studies), most of that second round appears to be about aluminum. I don't think it's disputed that aluminum can be toxic in large enough amounts. That's not really what I was thinking when I read there was an increasing amount of recent evidence that aluminum adjuvants were causing autoimmune disorders among other things.
post #12 of 149
11/20/12 at 5:34pm
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Aluminum Vaccine Adjuvants: Are they Safe?

Experimental research, clearly shows that aluminum adjuvants have a 
potential to induce serious immunological disorders in humans. In particular, 
aluminum in adjuvant form carries a risk for autoimmunity, long-term brain 
inflammation and associated neurological complications and may thus have 
profound and widespread adverse health consequences.  click for entire study

 

I don't understand why after being confronted with such evidence, you would then complain that the evidence is from a source that is "not entirely neutral," especially as you have no such complaints about the vaccine safety/efficacy studies from the vaccine manufacturers themselves.

 

 

I thought this was a study providing "experimental research."  In reality, it's a secondary source. Essentially it's an essay?  It's hard to tell from the abstract.  The abstract doesn't provide any methodology or results. It does claim that experimental research clearly shows . . . but it doesn't cite any of that research so I still don't know what it is (the full text probably cites it, but I can't see that).  It's difficult for me to take Tomljenovic and Shaws word for it when neither seems to have any particular expertise in the relevant topics.

post #13 of 149
11/20/12 at 5:45pm
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Aluminum hydroxide injections lead to motor deficits and motor 
neuron degeneration.



 

This is somewhat interesting.  It's an animal study, which we know isn't directly translatable to humans,and that are animal studies that found opposite results, but I"ll buy the authors conclusion that their results mean adjuvant warrant further examination.

 

There are several problems with their analysis, though.  They seem to have a lot of misinformation about gulf war syndrome, including totally misunderstanding what it is (a collection of disorders with a variety of causes, not a single syndrome with a common cause), and they attribute it to squalene, when the anthrax vaccines used during that time didn't include squalene.  For many of their more outrageous/erroneous claims they cite their own works.  Interesting.

post #14 of 149
11/20/12 at 6:07pm
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Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel View Post

This is somewhat interesting.  It's an animal study, which we know isn't directly translatable to humans,and that are animal studies that found opposite results, but I"ll buy the authors conclusion that their results mean adjuvant warrant further examination.

 

There are several problems with their analysis, though.  They seem to have a lot of misinformation about gulf war syndrome, including totally misunderstanding what it is (a collection of disorders with a variety of causes, not a single syndrome with a common cause), and they attribute it to squalene, when the anthrax vaccines used during that time didn't include squalene.  For many of their more outrageous/erroneous claims they cite their own works.  Interesting.

 

 

 

You seem to have failed to cite ANY source for your own outrageous/erroneous claims.

 

Former congressman Jack Metcalf of Washington would certainly disagree with you on the subject of Gulf War Syndrome. Hepresented an investigative report on Gulf War illnesses to the House Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations. According to him, squalene was found in the anthrax vaccine in amounts that could boost immune response. 

 

The Department of Defense seems to have tried to block this discovery at every turn.

 

"The report also documents at length DOD "stonewalling" attempts to resolve the squalene issue, which GAO investigators characterized as "a pattern of deception." The GAO stated the DOD denied conducting extensive squalene testing before the Gulf War, then admitted it after being confronted with the public record. "

 

"GAO also found Peter Collis, DOD official who headed vaccine efforts, refused to cooperate with them. The report states that the DOD has refused to act in good faith upon the GAO recommendation to replicate the findings of a test developed by renowned virologist Dr. Robert Garry of Tulane University, although DOD admitted they could easily do so. The work of the Tulane researchers has been peer-reviewed in a scientific publication of high standing."

 

In addition, antibodies to squalene were found in recipients of the anthrax vaccine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12127050 So those scientists would also disagree with you.

post #15 of 149
11/20/12 at 6:10pm
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Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel View Post

 

 It's difficult for me to take Tomljenovic and Shaws word for it when neither seems to have any particular expertise in the relevant topics.

 

It's difficult for me to take someone seriously when they repeatedly attempt to shoot the messenger instead of discussing the actual study.

post #16 of 149
11/20/12 at 6:14pm
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I think their training is relevant to their analysis.  You're welcome to disagree.  I don't think it's a character attack to point out that neither's expertise is in immunology or a related field.  That doesn't make the throw the whole study out, but it doesn't make me more interested in seeing what their using to support their claims, and I can't.

post #17 of 149
11/20/12 at 6:18pm
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Anthrax vaccine did not contain squalene as an adjuvant. 

 

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/80n0208/80n-0208-c000037-15-01-vol151.pdf

 

Gulf war syndrome is not a single syndrome.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14801666/ns/health-health_care/t/study-gulf-war-syndrome-doesnt-exist

post #18 of 149
11/20/12 at 6:19pm
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Same info from first link, easier to read:

http://www.anthrax.osd.mil/resource/qna/qaAll.asp?cID=319#1104

 

 

 

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3) Does the anthrax vaccine use squalene as an adjuvant?
   
No, the adjuvant in the anthrax vaccine is aluminum hydroxide. An adjuvant is a substance to improve the body’s immune response to a vaccine (Vogel et al, 1998; Burdin et al, 2004).
post #19 of 149
11/20/12 at 6:22pm
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From WHO:

 

http://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/topics/adjuvants/squalene/questions_and_answers/en/

 

 

 

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It is now known that squalene was not added to the vaccines administered to these veterans, and technical deficiencies in the report suggesting an association have been published.
 
 
Most adults, whether or not they have received vaccines containing squalene, have antibodies against squalene.
 
 
 
In one clinical trial, immunization with the licensed flu vaccine containing squalene did not affect the frequency or titer of anti-squalene antibodies.
post #20 of 149
11/21/12 at 1:59am

Nice job covering/debunking all those "studies" Rrrrrachel, and in staying on topic rather than responding to personal attacks elsewhere in the thread. 

 

 I got a bit lost, but if I summarize perhaps it will be helpful both to me and others reading along.

 

The three links which were initially provided were

 

1. Do aluminum vaccine adjuvants contribute to the rising prevalence of 

autism?

 

Summary: by Tomljenovic and Shaw, who have dubious expertise in immunology and are known to publish only research which supports anti-vaccination viewpoints. This correlates rates of ASD in countries with alumuninum adjuvant content. My main question - does it account for differences in ASD diagnosis from country to country? 

 

2. Aluminum hydroxide injections lead to motor deficits and motor 

neuron degeneration.

 

Summary:  Animal study which is interesting, but includes lots of misinformation about gulf war syndrome including factual inaccuracies about the content of vaccinations against anthrax.

3. Aluminum Vaccine Adjuvants: Are they Safe?

 

Summary: An essay by Tomljenovic and Shaw, who have dubious expertise in immunology and are known to publish only research which supports anti-vaccination viewpoints (sound familiar?). 

 

Plus then there were a bunch of extra studies about 4/5 of which were about how metallic alluminium is toxic to humans and animals (which no-one will dispute, but is of little relevance to the aluminium salts used as adjuvants in vaccines). The other of these was a conference summary/opinion piece- but no link was given so I haven't chased it down.

 

Yeah not too convincing unless you're out to look for a problem with vaccines.

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